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From this reading My outward of my inward testifies And this bears witness that that tells aright.[FN#39] When she had made an end of her song, she threw the lute from her hand and wept and lamented.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading Then she wept till her voice rose high and her lamentation was discovered [to those without]; after which she again began to drink and plying the old man with wine, sang the following verses:
againadverbUS /əˈɡen/
anew
From this reading Then she wept till her voice rose high and her lamentation was discovered [to those without]; after which she again began to drink and plying the old man with wine, sang the following verses:
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading My outward of my inward testifies And this bears witness that that tells aright.[FN#39] When she had made an end of her song, she threw the lute from her hand and wept and lamented.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Then she wept till her voice rose high and her lamentation was discovered [to those without]; after which she again began to drink and plying the old man with wine, sang the following verses:
arightadverb
in an accurate manner
From this reading My outward of my inward testifies And this bears witness that that tells aright.[FN#39] When she had made an end of her song, she threw the lute from her hand and wept and lamented.
awaking
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From this reading Then she slept awhile and presently awaking, said, "O elder, hast thou what we may eat?"
awhileadverbUS /əˈwaɪl/
for a short time
From this reading Then she slept awhile and presently awaking, said, "O elder, hast thou what we may eat?"
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Favour or flout me, still my soul shall be Thy ransom, in contentment or despite.
bearsnounUS /berz/
plural of “bear” — massive plantigrade carnivorous or omnivorous mammals with long shaggy coats and strong claws
From this reading My outward of my inward testifies And this bears witness that that tells aright.[FN#39] When she had made an end of her song, she threw the lute from her hand and wept and lamented.
beganverbUS /bɪˈɡæn/
inflected form of “begin” — take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading Then she wept till her voice rose high and her lamentation was discovered [to those without]; after which she again began to drink and plying the old man with wine, sang the following verses:
cannot
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From this reading They have shut out thy person from my sight; They cannot shut thy memory from my spright.
contentmentnounUS /kənˈtentmənt/
happiness with one's situation in life
From this reading Favour or flout me, still my soul shall be Thy ransom, in contentment or despite.
despiteprepositionUS /dɪˈspaɪt/
although something is true; in spite of
From this reading Favour or flout me, still my soul shall be Thy ransom, in contentment or despite.
discoveredadjectiveUS /dɪˈskʌvərd/
discovered or determined by scientific observation
From this reading Then she wept till her voice rose high and her lamentation was discovered [to those without]; after which she again began to drink and plying the old man with wine, sang the following verses:
drinkverbUS /drɪŋk/
take in liquids
From this reading Then she wept till her voice rose high and her lamentation was discovered [to those without]; after which she again began to drink and plying the old man with wine, sang the following verses:
eatverbUS /iːt/
take in solid food
From this reading Then she slept awhile and presently awaking, said, "O elder, hast thou what we may eat?"
eldernounUS /ˈeldər/
a person who is older than you are
From this reading Then she slept awhile and presently awaking, said, "O elder, hast thou what we may eat?"
endnounUS /end/
either extremity of something that has length
From this reading My outward of my inward testifies And this bears witness that that tells aright.[FN#39] When she had made an end of her song, she threw the lute from her hand and wept and lamented.
FavournounUS /ˈfeɪvər/
a feeling of favorable regard
From this reading Favour or flout me, still my soul shall be Thy ransom, in contentment or despite.
floutverbUS /flaʊt/
treat with contemptuous disregard
From this reading Favour or flout me, still my soul shall be Thy ransom, in contentment or despite.
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From this reading My outward of my inward testifies And this bears witness that that tells aright.[FN#39] When she had made an end of her song, she threw the lute from her hand and wept and lamented.
followingadjectiveUS /ˈfɑːloʊɪŋ/
about to be mentioned or specified
From this reading Then she wept till her voice rose high and her lamentation was discovered [to those without]; after which she again began to drink and plying the old man with wine, sang the following verses:
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading They have shut out thy person from my sight; They cannot shut thy memory from my spright.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading My outward of my inward testifies And this bears witness that that tells aright.[FN#39] When she had made an end of her song, she threw the lute from her hand and wept and lamented.
handnounUS /hænd/
the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb
From this reading My outward of my inward testifies And this bears witness that that tells aright.[FN#39] When she had made an end of her song, she threw the lute from her hand and wept and lamented.
hastauxiliary verbUS /hæst/
an old form of “have”, used with “thou”
From this reading Then she slept awhile and presently awaking, said, "O elder, hast thou what we may eat?"
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading They have shut out thy person from my sight; They cannot shut thy memory from my spright.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Then she wept till her voice rose high and her lamentation was discovered [to those without]; after which she again began to drink and plying the old man with wine, sang the following verses:
highadjectiveUS /haɪ/
greater than normal in degree or intensity or amount
From this reading Then she wept till her voice rose high and her lamentation was discovered [to those without]; after which she again began to drink and plying the old man with wine, sang the following verses:
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Favour or flout me, still my soul shall be Thy ransom, in contentment or despite.
inwardadjectiveUS /ˈɪnwərd/
relating to or existing in the mind or thoughts
From this reading My outward of my inward testifies And this bears witness that that tells aright.[FN#39] When she had made an end of her song, she threw the lute from her hand and wept and lamented.
lamentationnoun
a cry of sorrow and grief
From this reading Then she wept till her voice rose high and her lamentation was discovered [to those without]; after which she again began to drink and plying the old man with wine, sang the following verses:
lamentedadjectiveUS /ləˈmentɪd/
mourned or grieved for
From this reading My outward of my inward testifies And this bears witness that that tells aright.[FN#39] When she had made an end of her song, she threw the lute from her hand and wept and lamented.
lutenounUS /luːt/
a substance for packing a joint or coating a porous surface to make it impervious to gas or liquid
From this reading My outward of my inward testifies And this bears witness that that tells aright.[FN#39] When she had made an end of her song, she threw the lute from her hand and wept and lamented.
madeadjectiveUS /meɪd/
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading My outward of my inward testifies And this bears witness that that tells aright.[FN#39] When she had made an end of her song, she threw the lute from her hand and wept and lamented.
mannounUS /mæn/
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading Then she wept till her voice rose high and her lamentation was discovered [to those without]; after which she again began to drink and plying the old man with wine, sang the following verses:
maymodal verbUS /meɪ/
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading Then she slept awhile and presently awaking, said, "O elder, hast thou what we may eat?"
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Favour or flout me, still my soul shall be Thy ransom, in contentment or despite.
memorynounUS /ˈmem.ər.i/
The faculty by which the mind stores and remembers information and knowledge.
From this reading They have shut out thy person from my sight; They cannot shut thy memory from my spright.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading They have shut out thy person from my sight; They cannot shut thy memory from my spright.
OnounUS /oʊ/
a nonmetallic bivalent element that is normally a colorless odorless tasteless nonflammable diatomic gas; constitutes 21 percent of the atmosphere by volume; the most abundant element in the earth's crust
From this reading Then she slept awhile and presently awaking, said, "O elder, hast thou what we may eat?"
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading My outward of my inward testifies And this bears witness that that tells aright.[FN#39] When she had made an end of her song, she threw the lute from her hand and wept and lamented.
oldadjectiveUS /oʊld/
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading Then she wept till her voice rose high and her lamentation was discovered [to those without]; after which she again began to drink and plying the old man with wine, sang the following verses:
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Favour or flout me, still my soul shall be Thy ransom, in contentment or despite.
outadjectiveUS /aʊt/
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading They have shut out thy person from my sight; They cannot shut thy memory from my spright.
outwardadjectiveUS /ˈaʊtwərd/
relating to physical reality rather than with thoughts or the mind
From this reading My outward of my inward testifies And this bears witness that that tells aright.[FN#39] When she had made an end of her song, she threw the lute from her hand and wept and lamented.
personnounUS /ˈpɜːrsən/
a human being
From this reading They have shut out thy person from my sight; They cannot shut thy memory from my spright.
plyingverbUS /ˈplaɪɪŋ/
-ing form of “ply” — give what is desired or needed, especially support, food or sustenance
From this reading Then she wept till her voice rose high and her lamentation was discovered [to those without]; after which she again began to drink and plying the old man with wine, sang the following verses:
presentlyadverbUS /ˈprezəntli/
in the near future
From this reading Then she slept awhile and presently awaking, said, "O elder, hast thou what we may eat?"
ransomnounUS /ˈrænsəm/
money demanded for the return of a captured person
From this reading Favour or flout me, still my soul shall be Thy ransom, in contentment or despite.
rosenounUS /roʊz/
any of many shrubs of the genus Rosa that bear roses
From this reading Then she wept till her voice rose high and her lamentation was discovered [to those without]; after which she again began to drink and plying the old man with wine, sang the following verses:
saidadjectiveUS /sed/
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading Then she slept awhile and presently awaking, said, "O elder, hast thou what we may eat?"
sangnounUS /sæŋ/
North American woodland herb similar to and used as substitute for the Chinese ginseng
From this reading Then she wept till her voice rose high and her lamentation was discovered [to those without]; after which she again began to drink and plying the old man with wine, sang the following verses:
shallmodal verbUS /ʃæl/
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading Favour or flout me, still my soul shall be Thy ransom, in contentment or despite.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Then she wept till her voice rose high and her lamentation was discovered [to those without]; after which she again began to drink and plying the old man with wine, sang the following verses:
shutverbUS /ʃʌt/
move so that an opening or passage is obstructed; make shut
From this reading They have shut out thy person from my sight; They cannot shut thy memory from my spright.
sightnounUS /saɪt/
an instance of visual perception
From this reading They have shut out thy person from my sight; They cannot shut thy memory from my spright.
sleptverbUS /slept/
inflected form of “sleep” — be asleep
From this reading Then she slept awhile and presently awaking, said, "O elder, hast thou what we may eat?"
songnounUS /sɔːŋ/
a short musical composition with words
From this reading My outward of my inward testifies And this bears witness that that tells aright.[FN#39] When she had made an end of her song, she threw the lute from her hand and wept and lamented.
soulnounUS /soʊl/
the immaterial part of a person; the actuating cause of an individual life
From this reading Favour or flout me, still my soul shall be Thy ransom, in contentment or despite.
spright
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From this reading They have shut out thy person from my sight; They cannot shut thy memory from my spright.
stilladjectiveUS /stɪl/
not in physical motion
From this reading Favour or flout me, still my soul shall be Thy ransom, in contentment or despite.
tellsnounUS /telz/
plural of “tell” — a Swiss patriot who lived in the early 14th century and who was renowned for his skill as an archer
From this reading My outward of my inward testifies And this bears witness that that tells aright.[FN#39] When she had made an end of her song, she threw the lute from her hand and wept and lamented.
testifiesverbUS /ˈtestəfaɪz/
third-person singular of “testify” — give testimony in a court of law
From this reading My outward of my inward testifies And this bears witness that that tells aright.[FN#39] When she had made an end of her song, she threw the lute from her hand and wept and lamented.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading My outward of my inward testifies And this bears witness that that tells aright.[FN#39] When she had made an end of her song, she threw the lute from her hand and wept and lamented.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Then she wept till her voice rose high and her lamentation was discovered [to those without]; after which she again began to drink and plying the old man with wine, sang the following verses:
ThenadverbUS /ðen/
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Then she wept till her voice rose high and her lamentation was discovered [to those without]; after which she again began to drink and plying the old man with wine, sang the following verses:
TheypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They have shut out thy person from my sight; They cannot shut thy memory from my spright.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading My outward of my inward testifies And this bears witness that that tells aright.[FN#39] When she had made an end of her song, she threw the lute from her hand and wept and lamented.
thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading Then she wept till her voice rose high and her lamentation was discovered [to those without]; after which she again began to drink and plying the old man with wine, sang the following verses:
thoupronounUS /ðaʊ/
an old word for “you”, as the subject, speaking to one person
From this reading Then she slept awhile and presently awaking, said, "O elder, hast thou what we may eat?"
threwverbUS /θruː/
inflected form of “throw” — propel through the air
From this reading My outward of my inward testifies And this bears witness that that tells aright.[FN#39] When she had made an end of her song, she threw the lute from her hand and wept and lamented.
thydeterminerUS /ðaɪ/
an old word for “your”, speaking to one person
From this reading They have shut out thy person from my sight; They cannot shut thy memory from my spright.
tillprepositionUS /tɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading Then she wept till her voice rose high and her lamentation was discovered [to those without]; after which she again began to drink and plying the old man with wine, sang the following verses:
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Then she wept till her voice rose high and her lamentation was discovered [to those without]; after which she again began to drink and plying the old man with wine, sang the following verses:
versesnounUS /ˈvɜːrsəz/
plural of “verse” — literature in metrical form
From this reading Then she wept till her voice rose high and her lamentation was discovered [to those without]; after which she again began to drink and plying the old man with wine, sang the following verses:
voicenounUS /vɔɪs/
the distinctive quality or pitch or condition of a person's speech
From this reading Then she wept till her voice rose high and her lamentation was discovered [to those without]; after which she again began to drink and plying the old man with wine, sang the following verses:
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Then she wept till her voice rose high and her lamentation was discovered [to those without]; after which she again began to drink and plying the old man with wine, sang the following verses:
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading Then she slept awhile and presently awaking, said, "O elder, hast thou what we may eat?"
weptverbUS /wept/
inflected form of “weep” — shed tears because of sadness, rage, or pain
From this reading Then she wept till her voice rose high and her lamentation was discovered [to those without]; after which she again began to drink and plying the old man with wine, sang the following verses:
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading Then she slept awhile and presently awaking, said, "O elder, hast thou what we may eat?"
WhenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading My outward of my inward testifies And this bears witness that that tells aright.[FN#39] When she had made an end of her song, she threw the lute from her hand and wept and lamented.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Then she wept till her voice rose high and her lamentation was discovered [to those without]; after which she again began to drink and plying the old man with wine, sang the following verses:
winenounUS /waɪn/
fermented juice (of grapes especially)
From this reading Then she wept till her voice rose high and her lamentation was discovered [to those without]; after which she again began to drink and plying the old man with wine, sang the following verses:
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Then she wept till her voice rose high and her lamentation was discovered [to those without]; after which she again began to drink and plying the old man with wine, sang the following verses:
withoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading Then she wept till her voice rose high and her lamentation was discovered [to those without]; after which she again began to drink and plying the old man with wine, sang the following verses:
witnessnounUS /ˈwɪtnəs/
someone who sees an event and reports what happened
From this reading My outward of my inward testifies And this bears witness that that tells aright.[FN#39] When she had made an end of her song, she threw the lute from her hand and wept and lamented.
